Slow-moving Pacific storm threatens to bring California flooding and mudslides
By JOHN ANTCZAK and STEFANIE DAZIO LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy rains drenched parts of California on Wednesday, bringing the threat of flooding and…
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Swiss upper house seeks to ban display of racist, extremist symbols that incite hatred and violence
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s upper house of parliament has taken steps toward banning the use of racist symbols that excuse violent or extremist…
Continue ReadingAfter 12 years, two children and ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach quietly marry
By The Associated Press Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are officially married, their representative told The Associated Press Wednesday. The two…
Continue Reading2 men found dead in submerged SUV after a police chase
GREENCASTLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a sport utility vehicle being pursued by police in Pennsylvania in a possible theft case crashed into a…
Continue ReadingChristmas is in jeopardy for some New Englanders after storms and flooding knocked out power
By PATRICK WHITTLE, LISA RATHKE and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The arrival of a heavy storm, flooding and power outages…
Continue ReadingWisconsin prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican district attorney has appealed a court ruling that determined an 1849 Wisconsin…
Continue ReadingCongressman told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI in 2020 election probe
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge is ordering Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania to turn over more than…
Continue ReadingIran summons Germany’s ambassador over Berlin accusing Tehran in a plot to attack a synagogue
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the German ambassador to Tehran in protest against a ruling that implicated the…
Continue ReadingU.S. imposes more Russian oil price cap sanctions and issues new compliance rules for shippers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on alleged violators of its price cap on Russian oil and…
Continue ReadingIndiana underestimated Medicaid cost by nearly $1 billion, new report says
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana agencies say previous estimates of Medicaid expenses fell nearly $1 billion short…
Continue ReadingHealth officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer When Idaho had a rare measles outbreak a few months ago, health officials scrambled to keep it from spreading. In…
Continue ReadingNo fire plans, keys left out and no clean laundry. Troubled South Carolina jail fails inspection
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A county jail in South Carolina being investigated by federal officials has failed a…
Continue ReadingAI systems can’t be named as the inventor of patents, UK’s top court rules
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that an artificial intelligence system can’t be registered as the inventor of a patent, denying…
Continue ReadingIreland to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over Troubles amnesty bill
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s government says it is taking legal action against British authorities over a controversial…
Continue ReadingAmerican consumers are feeling much more confident as holiday shopping season peaks
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer American consumers are feeling more confident than they have since summer, good news for businesses with the…
Continue ReadingBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally kicked off her ruling Awami League…
Continue ReadingAnalysts say Ukraine’s forces are pivoting to defense after Russia held off their counteroffensive
By VOLODYMR YURCHUK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s armed forces are taking up a more defensive posture, a military analysis said…
Continue Reading5-month skid in home sales snapped in November as easing mortgage rates give buyers breathing room
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November, ending a five-month skid, as easing…
Continue ReadingThe Emmy Awards: A guide to how to watch, who you’ll see, and why it all has taken so long
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will finally be held Monday after a four-month delay.…
Continue ReadingChoking smog lands Sarajevo at top of Swiss index of most polluted cities for 2nd straight day
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian capital of Sarajevo has been intermittently engulfed in a toxic haze since the start of December,…
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